Virtual Queen’s Prize Tourney Entries

This scroll is a recreated Italian white-vine illumination that is gilded and painted with homemade pigments on a sheet of sheep vellum. This scroll was created for a Fleur d’Aethelmearc recipient.

La seconde estampie royal, from the Manuscrit du Roi, on a vielle.

AEthelmearc’s Royals will ride in style. Elaborately embroidered barding worthy for our King & Queen.

I was inspired by the anniversary of The Field of the Cloth of Gold to find a Tudor rose to represent our wonderful kingdom. It’s not finished yet, I plan on filling in the flowers and leaves when time permits.

A discussion of torture techniques in-period and a description of a miniature display created for this purpose as well as a leatherworking project that was related.

Birka Reproduction Tortoise Broaches made from pewter based on extant finds

Back Log scroll based on J. Mayer’s book cover “Gruendliche Beschreibung der freyen ritterlichen unnd adelichen Kunst des Fechtens”.

A brief paper on the highlights, and lowlights, of the life of the Earl of Cornwall, Piers Galveston.

The piece I have been working on is the Polychrome counted thread embroidery from the Jane Bostocke sampler, year 1598. I chose one portion of the sampler to work on.

Research into the development of the early 15th c padded roll headdress (bourrelet) in Western Europe. Construction of three different versions.